The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-03-11

anu ~ House Dilis on tlle Other ulternat<
DAYS.
MI. Van Wyck offered resolution de
caring u to be- tie j,nt. iiient of the Senate
| that cnislitu'iOnal m Iidment should he
submitted 10 the pe0p.e Tor thu election oil
| SriiatprS directly ny the voters, ami asked
tliat II Oe iaid Nv I'LL Tomorrow, when he
Will make REMARKS upn 1t
Mr.. iioar ask Il and obtained unanimous
consent (as sDon as the pleur ,-pneumOnia
b Al was disposed on to take ND the Pacific
railroad Inquiry bill. He might then yield
70 some pension bills. bat he hoped To have
the 'iisi irr u n [ the Pacinc railroad bill
cominencei 20clock to morrow. and the
session Of tO-nnrrOw continued until that
matter silvliid be disposed Of.
:. IT. House bill TO extend the laws of the
Uniied >tltes over certain un0rganized ter
rltry south OF the state of Kansas was
pas sell with amendments.
The Loose Substitutes for the fishery re-
taliatOn bill was disagreed to and n con-
ference asked. Messrs. Edmun,ls, Frye, and
| MORAN were appointed Senate cOllferrees
Mr; iioar iferel the following resolution,
which Was laid over for the present:
Resolved, That 1t is the ju lgmh'nt of the
Senate that under present circumstances no
negotiation should be undertaken with
Great Britain III regard to ex sting diffcul-
lies with her province OF NADIA which has
Tor its object the reduction. change. or abOl-
ltion OF any OF our existing duties on I'M
ports"
FEB. S.-ln the Senate, Mr.. Aldricll
Offered resolution, which was adOpted
directing the 5 cretary OF the Treasury to
report under what authority dist led spirits,
Oonded Tor exp rtatlon, was permitted to be
wlthdrawn for consumption without charge
or penalty or Interest being collected there
on; also, under what authority distilled
spirits which had been sent out of the cOun-
Try Tor storage abroad was permitted to be
returned as re-imported goods.
I'm far.A J.. n
branch home FOR disabled volunteer soldiers
west or the X cky mountains WAS agreed to.
Tue name OF William Blaming is substituted
for that OF James A. Waylpire as an addi-
tl0nal regent
Senator Allison, FROM the committee on
appropriations, reported back the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill, and gave
notice that he would tomorrow, at the
earliest possible moment. cal it up for con-
sideration, to the exclusion OF all other
business.
FEB. 26.-The credentials of Mr.. Reagan
as Senator from Texas and OF Mr. Bate as
Senator from tennessee were presented to
the Senate TODAY and placed on file.
In the latter case Mr. HOar remarked that
the credentials were accompanied by paper
purporting to be commission from the
governor. as il the Senator were state
officer. lie suggested that the paper should
be Returned to Mr.. Bate. The presiding
officer said that that course would be taken.
Mr.. Plumb, from tue conference commit
tee on tile postOffi g appropriation bill, re-
ported a disagreement on The subsidy ques-
ton, and moved that the Senate insist and
ask further conference. So ordered.
Mr.. Plumb, from the conference commit
tee on the House bill to restrict ownership
of real estate in the territories to American
citizens made report, which was agreed to.
Mr.. HOar, from the committee on the
library, reported a bill appropriating S20,-
600 for the completion Of the monument OF
Mary, the mother of Washington, at Freder-
icksburg, Va. Passed.
Mr.. Jones offered resolution (Which was
adopted) calling OH the Secretary of State
for a statement of the conditions on which
the Anglo American, the Direct, and the
French Cable companies were allowed to
land their cables OH the American shores;
also copies OF all contracts between those
companies and other cable and telegraphic
companies.
MI. JONES also presented the credentials
of MIR. Stewart as Senator from the state Of
Nevada. Placed on lille.
Mr.. Dawes presented the conference re-
port on the Indian appropriation bill.
Agreed to.
pOsitors OF the Freedman's Savings and
Trust company was taken up, discussed,
amended, and passed--yeas %, nays 6.
At O'Clock Mr.. Sherman interrupted the
proceedings and stated that the hour had
arrived for administering the oath of office
to his successor as president pro tenn. He
returned thanks to the Senators for their
kind courtesy and forbearance.
After Mi. ingalls, had taken and sub
Scrbed the oath of Office lie took the chair
and said that while he would inevitably
suffer disparagement by contrast with the
parliamentary learning, skill. urbanty. and
accomplishments of his ;llustrious prede-
cessor, he would strive To excel him in
grateful appreciation of the distinguished
honor conferred.
FEB. 2S.-The Senate yOted-yeas 20. nays
22-to reconsider the vote by which the
Edmunds substitute for the pleurO-pneu-
nlOnia bill was passed last week. The
substitute was then rejcctcd-ycas, 2l; nays,
20.
Mr.. Van Wyck renewed his amendment
extending the application of the bill to
SWINE plague aud cholera and other con-
tagious diseases among swine, and 1t was
adopted.
The bill was then passed-yeas g, nays 49,
The Senate also passed the labor arbitra-
ton bill; the House bill to prevent the EN-
ployment of convict OF alien labor upon
public buildings or public work or in the
of material for public buildings
or public works; the Senate bill to prohibit
the mailing of newspapers and other peri
Odcals containing lottery advertisements,
and the Senate dill appropriating $1,000
acres OF public land in louisiana to increase
the endowment OF the Louisiana state
University and Agricultural College.
The House bill to pIovidc for the adjust
ment of land grants heretofore made by
Congress and remaining unadjusted was
amended and passed and conference was
ordered upon it.
Senator Voorhees,, from the library CON-
m;ttee.. reported fayorably DILL to appro-
pirate 900 for u monument to marx the
birthplace OF Washington.
Senator Cockrell, from the committee on
public lands, reported to the Senate adj
versely bill to investigate the issue of
land warrants and to protect the
soldiers and sailors OF the United States
from loss therefron.
MARCH 1.-The Senate to-day passed
lifty-seven pension bills-all that were OH
the calendar-in twenty-five minutes.
Mr.. HOar, from the committee OH priv
iegeS and elections reported back the Gre
dcntials of Senators Siockbridge OF Mich-
gan aud Turpie OF Indiana together with
the protest OF tile two houses OF the Indiana
legislature In the latter case) and moved
that they be placed on file and the commit
tee discharged.
Mr.. Hoar, in explaining the report. said
the effect or the report was simply to re-
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